(3 September 2015) At 183 years old, Heriot-Watt University is steeped in heritage. It was founded as the world’s first mechanics’ institute in Edinburgh, training technical and managerial staff at the time of the industrial revolution. To this day, it’s still very much focused on technology, science and business – only now it does this…
(31 August 2015, Adelaide, Australia) Curtin University in Australia has joined the early-adopter program for the Leganto reading-list solution from Ex Libris®. The Leganto solution offers innovative services for the creation, maintenance, and use of course reading lists in higher education. Tightly integrated with an institution’s course management, library management, and discovery systems, as well…
(28 August 2015, Singapore) Libraries are making use of technology to ensure users can get the books and materials they want in an easier and faster manner. Singapore’s Communications and Information Minister Yaacob Ibrahim saw some of these improvements during a visit to Sembawang Public Library on Friday 2 August 2015. They include a book…
(25 August 2015, Singapore) Ex Libris® Group has announce that Singapore Management University (SMU) has gone live with the Ex Libris Alma® library management service and Primo® discovery and delivery solution. Alma and Primo will replace the Innovative Millennium integrated library system and EBSCO Discovery Service™. Read the press release here.
(13 August 2015, Pune, India) (PressReleasePoint) – The library management software is a part of Addmen’s ECAS, which is Enhanced Campus Automation Software. Just like the software automates all the administration processes of an educational institute, it also takes care of the library management process. The library management software offers the facility to maintain a catalogue…
(13 August 2015) figshare has launched its next generation research data management platform, Figshare for Institutions, developed to address the specific needs of academic institutions to store research data securely. The pioneering platform has piloted at institutions in the U.K., Australasia, and mainland Europe, and supports their needs for better storage, preservation, accessibility and publication…
(6 August 2015) The publishingtechnology blog reports that Ofcom’s annual research report on British media consumption shows that 28% of UK households now own an eReading device such as an Amazon Kindle – up 4 percent from last year. But while reading device ownership is on the rise, Ofcom’s research also shows that reading itself…
(10 August 2015) The JULAC libraries are issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) with the expectation of contracting for a next-generation shared library system that fits closely with JULAC’s stated strategies of deep collaboration and a unified set of services that exceed traditional ILS capabilities. This RFP is intentionally broad in scope and focused on…
(15 July 2015) Civica, a leader in specialist systems and business process services that help organisations to transform the way they work has been appointed to the WA Local Government Association (WALGA) Preferred Supply Panel for the Provision of Library Management Systems. This appointment coincides with the release of Spydus10, Civica’s web-based integrated libraries, archives,…
(31 July 2015) Innovative Document Imaging LLC (IDI), a scan service provider in East Brunswick, N.J., specializes in scanning publications for libraries, pharmaceutical companies and universities. During a competitive bid process, IDI scanned and compressed a single yearbook, to show university officials a sample of their work. “They were impressed that we could deliver PDF…
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